ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)—Ilya Bryzgalov and the defensively dominant Anaheim Ducks are one win away from advancing to the second round.

Andy McDonald scored early, Rob Niedermayer scored late, and Bryzgalov stopped 19 shots. Anaheim leads the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal 3-0. Game 4 will be played here Tuesday night, giving the Wild one last chance to get their power play going.

Frustrated all week by Ducks star defensemen Scott Niedermayer and Chris Pronger and their lesser-known teammates, Minnesota went 1-for-5 on the power play and is 1-for-15 in the series.

And that goal, by Petteri Nummelin, didn’t come until 38.2 seconds remained—the only blemish on another stellar game by Bryzgalov.

Niklas Backstrom made 17 saves, but the Wild didn’t give him—or the sellout crowd—much of a lift. They were in it until the middle of the third period, when Rob Niedermayer, Scott’s less-decorated brother, led a rush up the right side and zipped a shot over Backstrom’s shoulder for a 2-0 lead with 10:17 left.

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